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West Chicago, Illinois Economy Profile

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 West Chicago, Illinois United States
StateIllinois
CityWest Chicago
Total population23,469 281,421,906
Male12,513138,053,563
Female10,956143,368,343
Median age (years)27.835.3
Total households6,379105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)63,42441,994

West Chicago, Illinois Economy

71.48% of people are in the labor force of West Chicago, Illinois. The total population of West Chicago, Illinois is twenty-three thousand, four hundred and sixty-nine people. Per capita income in West Chicago, Illinois is equal to $19,287. On an average, male full-time, year-round workers in West Chicago, Illinois, receive thirty-nine thousand, seven hundred and twenty-three dollars, female full-time, year-round workers in West Chicago, Illinois, are paid $27,285. There are eighty families with female householder, no husband present.

Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up two point one seven percent of workers in West Chicago, Illinois. 89.97% comprise private wage and salary workers in West Chicago, Illinois. There are 8 Unpaid family workers in West Chicago, Illinois. 225 people are involved in public administration. 13.57% of workers provide educational, health and social services in West Chicago, Illinois. The percentage of people involved into transportation and warehousing, and utilities in West Chicago, Illinois is as follows: 3.85%.

 West Chicago, Illinois %, West Chicago, Illinois United States
Population 16 years and over16,975  217,168,077
In labor force12,134 71.48%63.92%
- Civilian labor force12,134 71.48%63.39%
- - Employed11,672 68.76%59.73%
- - Unemployed462 2.72%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force3.8  5.8
- Armed Forces0  0.53%
Not in labor force4,841 28.52%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over7,964 46.92%51.66%
In labor force5,004 29.48%29.72%
- Civilian labor force5,004 29.48%29.65%
- - Employed4,828 28.44%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years2,734 16.11%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force1,458  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over11,469  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone8,121 70.81%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled2,162 18.85%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)354 3.09%4.73%
Walked347 3.03%2.93%
Other means253 2.21%1.19%
Worked at home232 2.02%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)24.3 0.21%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over11,672  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations2,997 25.68%33.65%
Service occupations2,055 17.61%14.86%
Sales and office occupations2,715 23.26%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations54 0.46%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations1,223 10.48%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations2,628 22.52%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining53 0.45%1.87%
Construction892 7.64%6.78%
Manufacturing2,568 22.0%14.1%
Wholesale trade627 5.37%3.6%
Retail trade1,191 10.2%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities449 3.85%5.2%
Information255 2.18%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing738 6.32%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services1,394 11.94%9.3%
Educational, health and social services1,584 13.57%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services1,224 10.49%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)472 4.04%4.87%
Public administration225 1.93%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers10,501 89.97%78.47%
Government workers910 7.8%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business253 2.17%6.63%
Unpaid family workers8 0.07%0.31%
 West Chicago, Illinois %, West Chicago, Illinois United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households6,496  105,539,122
Less than $10,000308 4.74%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999235 3.62%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999413 6.36%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999615 9.47%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999865 13.32%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9991,475 22.71%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,9991,210 18.63%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999975 15.01%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999261 4.02%2.2%
$200,000 or more139 2.14%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)63,424  41,994
With earnings6,065 35.73%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)70,409  56,604
With Social Security income705 4.15%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)11,091  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income150 0.88%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)6,516  6,320
With public assistance income89 0.52%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)10,039  3,032
With retirement income535 3.15%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)14,065  17,376
 
Families5,443  72,261,780
Less than $10,000208 3.82%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999124 2.28%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999355 6.52%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999539 9.9%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999672 12.35%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,9991,269 23.31%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,9991,097 20.15%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999798 14.66%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999251 4.61%2.75%
$200,000 or more130 2.39%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)65,744  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)19,287  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers39,723  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers27,285  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families369  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years308 83.47%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years195 52.85%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present80  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years59 73.75%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years42 52.5%42.27%
 
Individuals2,201  33,899,812
18 years and over1,402 63.7%65.35%
- 65 years and over32 1.45%9.7%
Related children under 18 years774 35.17%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years495 22.49%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over607 27.58%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.